atom

Definitions

1. atom (the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element)
2. A Meitei surname from Manipuri
3. The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
4. A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
5. The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
6. In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
7. The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
   historical
8. A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
9. A very small amount; a whit.
10. An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
11. An integer representing a particular string.
12. A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
13. An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
14. An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
    Canada, attributive, usually

Equivalents

58 more languages

Afrikaansatoom

العربيةالذّرّةذرة

Българскиатом

বাংলাঅণুপরমাণু

བོད་སྐད།རྡུལ་ཕྲན

Bosanskiatomатом

Catalààtom

Češtinaatom

Cymraegatom

Ελληνικάαδιαίρετοςάτομο

Esperantoatomo

Eestiaatom

Euskaraatomo

فارسیاتم

Suomiatomi

Gaeilgeadamh

Gàidhligdadam

Galegoátomo

ગુજરાતીપરમાણુ

עבריתאטוםפרד

हिन्दीअणुकणक्षणज़र्राजौहरपरमाणुपल+ 4 more

Hrvatskiatomатом

ՀայերենԱտոմ

Bahasa Indonesiaatomzarah

Íslenskaatómfrumeind

Italianoatomo

日本語アトム単位原子

ქართულიატომი

Қазақ тіліатом

ភាសាខ្មែរបរមាណូអាតូម

한국어아톰원자

Kurdîatom

Latinaatomusindividuum

Lietuviųatomas

Latviešuatoms

Македонскиатом

മലയാളംഅണു

मराठीअणूक्षण

Bahasa Melayuatom

မြန်မာအက်တမ်အဏုမြူ

नेपालीअणु

Nederlandsatoom

Polskiatomatomowy

Portuguêsátomo

Русскийатом

සිංහලඅණුව

Shqipatom

Српскиatomатом

Svenskaatom

Kiswahiliatomi

தமிழ்அணு

తెలుగుఅణువు

ไทยปรมาณูอะตอม

Tagalogatomo

Türkçeatomzerre

ئۇيغۇرچەئاتوم

Українськаатоматомний

Tiếng Việtnguyên tử

Examples

“Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste⟳ oxygen using solar energy. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate⟳, and a new study⟳ sheds light⟳. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the water-oxidizing complex, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.”

“Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.”

“But at this critical moment the pirate astern sent a mischievous shot and knocked one of the men to atoms at the helm.”

“"Doctor, tell⟳ me one word more," said Theodore, quivering with suppressed emotion. "How do you think⟳ it will end⟳?" / "I have⟳ hardly the faintest atom of hope⟳," answered this honest, earnest man.”

“We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep⟳ the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work⟳ to the last⟳ atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come⟳ to an end⟳ we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty.”

“In a Venn diagram, an atom is depicted as an area circumscribed by lines but not cut⟳ by any line.”

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